The Agri-Food System in Question: Innovations, Contestations, and New Global Players

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John Wilkinson (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)

The Agri-Food System in Question

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Innovations, Contestations, and New Global Players

John Wilkinson (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)

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Bristol University Press
14 April 2026

Food & society; Agriculture & related industries

Series: Food and Society

To mitigate climate, biodiversity, and public health crises, the global agrifood system needs radical change. The Global North remains central to agrifood innovation but new players in the South, especially Brazil and China, will increasingly determine its pace and direction.

Investigating climate-controlled agriculture and alternatives to animal proteins, John Wilkinson shows that trade, investment, and innovation in agrifood is reorienting to the South. As the global population becomes increasingly urban, he skilfully illustrates the connections between social movements and technological innovation - and the need for consumer acceptance of new food habits.

By: John Wilkinson (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529244335
ISBN 10: 1529244331
Series: Food and Society
Pages: 206
Publication Date: 14 April 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Introduction 1. The Agri-Food System in Question since the 1970s 2. A New Pattern of Innovation in the Agri-Food System 3. Agriculture Reaches for the Skies: Climate-Controlled Agriculture and Vertical Farming 4. Animal Protein Chains under the Spotlight 5. China: The Pivot of the Global Agri-Food System Restructuring 6. Brazil on the Wrong Side of the Tracks? Maybe Not So Much 7. Countryside–City Revisited Conclusion

John Wilkinson is Professor at the Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Visiting Professor at the Federal Technology University of Paraná and Distinguished Lecturer and External Examiner to the American University of Rome.

Reviews for The Agri-Food System in Question: Innovations, Contestations, and New Global Players

""This is an essential book for both scholars and practitioners looking to understand the dynamic changes currently taking place in global agri-food and their effects on climate change."" Ruth Rama, National Research Council of Spain (CSIC)